Chicago – The Cars movies continue to be the kiddieland of Pixar Animation franchises. Kids adore them, parents tolerate them. Unlike the best of Pixar’s output, the Cars films are lovingly crafted cartoons aimed squarely at kids with far more attention detail than the average fare you’d find scrolling through Netflix. The best that can be said is that “Cars 3” represents a considerable step up from “Cars 2”.
.. which remains the worst movie Pixar has ever produced by a wide margin.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Returning to the narrative themes of the first Cars film, this one puts Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) back on the racetrack and dials Larry The Cable Guy’s Mater character down to a glorified cameo. This time Lightning McQueen is the esteemed veteran dealing with hotshot challengers. When a gigantic crash knocks him out for the season he must find a way to deal with the changed landscape,...
.. which remains the worst movie Pixar has ever produced by a wide margin.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Returning to the narrative themes of the first Cars film, this one puts Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) back on the racetrack and dials Larry The Cable Guy’s Mater character down to a glorified cameo. This time Lightning McQueen is the esteemed veteran dealing with hotshot challengers. When a gigantic crash knocks him out for the season he must find a way to deal with the changed landscape,...
- 6/16/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
For the juggernaut that is Pixar, the one consistent mark on an otherwise essentially spotless record has been the Cars franchise. Give or take one or two other outings that some people are higher on than others, this franchise is the only thing keeping the company from essentially a perfect record. This week, Cars 3 hits theaters and hopes to right the ship as it becomes part of a trilogy. Cars has a mixed reputation, but Cars 2 is Pixar’s somewhat red headed stepchild. Can Cars 3 change the trend? Well, yes and no. It’s going to be the best in the series to some or most, but it’s still very much lesser Pixar overall. I suppose your mileage may vary here (no pun intended) with this one. This sequel looks at how racer Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) deals with no longer being the new kid on the block.
- 6/15/2017
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Miss Fritter (voice of Lea DeLaria) loves the smash-and-crash life of demolition derby. A local legend at the Thunder Hollow Speedway, Fritter’s formidable school-bus size is intimidating, but it’s her smoke stacks of doom, razor-sharp stop sign and crazy collection of her victims’ license plates that usually steers her opponents in the other direction. ©2017 Disney•Pixar. All Rights Reserved.
Disney•Pixar’s Cars 3 reveals key voice cast and characters, featuring award-winning stars. According to director Brian Fee, the roster includes both new and returning characters. “We’re introducing some fun and really appealing characters in ‘Cars 3,’” said Fee, “so we really wanted to find the right voices to help us breathe life into them. We hit a homerun with this group; I couldn’t be happier.”
Following are the newcomers and Cars franchise veterans who join the previously announced voice talent and characters: Owen Wilson as world champion racer Lightning McQueen,...
Disney•Pixar’s Cars 3 reveals key voice cast and characters, featuring award-winning stars. According to director Brian Fee, the roster includes both new and returning characters. “We’re introducing some fun and really appealing characters in ‘Cars 3,’” said Fee, “so we really wanted to find the right voices to help us breathe life into them. We hit a homerun with this group; I couldn’t be happier.”
Following are the newcomers and Cars franchise veterans who join the previously announced voice talent and characters: Owen Wilson as world champion racer Lightning McQueen,...
- 3/13/2017
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
A lot of familiar faces will be rooting Lightning McQueen on this summer. Disney-Pixar announced, today, the arrival new castmembers joining Cars 3, old and new. Find out who they are!
The last time Disney-Pixar checked in, it was to introduce Armie Hammer and Cristela Alonzo to the cast of Cars 3. Today, they announced three more stars lending their voices to the animated feature.
Kerry Washington (ABC’s “Scandal,” HBO’s “Confirmation”) lends her voice to Natalie Certain, a highly respected statistical analyst who knows her numbers. Book-smart and mathematically gifted, Certain may earn top marks in her ability to evaluate a racer’s stats, but she could be underestimating the importance of determination.
Nathan Fillion (ABC’s “Castle,” ABC’s “Modern Family”) voices Sterling, a brilliant businesscar who runs Rust-eze Racing Center—one of the most successful elite training facilities in the country. The always dapper Sterling comes...
The last time Disney-Pixar checked in, it was to introduce Armie Hammer and Cristela Alonzo to the cast of Cars 3. Today, they announced three more stars lending their voices to the animated feature.
Kerry Washington (ABC’s “Scandal,” HBO’s “Confirmation”) lends her voice to Natalie Certain, a highly respected statistical analyst who knows her numbers. Book-smart and mathematically gifted, Certain may earn top marks in her ability to evaluate a racer’s stats, but she could be underestimating the importance of determination.
Nathan Fillion (ABC’s “Castle,” ABC’s “Modern Family”) voices Sterling, a brilliant businesscar who runs Rust-eze Racing Center—one of the most successful elite training facilities in the country. The always dapper Sterling comes...
- 3/9/2017
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Matt Malliaros)
- Cinelinx
The NPR series “Car Talk,” as anyone who listens to it regularly will tell you, was a little about cars and a lot about talk. Two brothers’ talk, in fact: Tom and Ray Magliozzi, the guys who hosted the show for 35 years, appeared to spend most of each episode trying to crack each other up while occasionally dispensing a few scraps of auto-repair advice from (as they described it) Car Talk Plaza. The brothers stopped producing new episodes in 2012, most likely because Tom — who died of complications from Alzheimer’s disease yesterday, at 77 — was in decline. The reruns, though, ran steadily after that, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they continue for awhile: The only thing that causes a “Car Talk” episode to sound dated is the occasional jarring moment when a caller asks for help with, say, a 1982 Peugeot. The hosts were and are...
- 11/4/2014
- by Christopher Bonanos
- Vulture
Tom Magliozzi, the beloved longtime co-host of NPR’s Car Talk, died on Monday, Nov. 3. He was 77.
Tom Magliozzi Dies
Magliozzi passed away from complications from Alzheimer’s disease, according to NPR.
“I have the sad duty to report today that Tom Magliozzi, one of the hosts of Car Talk, passed away this morning due to complications of Alzheimer's Disease,” said Car Talk executive producer Doug Berman in a statement. “Tom's been such a dominant, positive personality amongst us for so long that all of us in the public radio family — and I include our millions of listeners — will find this news very difficult to receive.”
Magliozzi and his brother Ray Magliozzi launched their on-air personalities – Click and Clack and the Tappett Brothers – in 1977 for Boston’s Wbur. By the 80s, Magliozzi and his brother were picked up by NPR and started airing to a national audience. Their storied run hosting the show,...
Tom Magliozzi Dies
Magliozzi passed away from complications from Alzheimer’s disease, according to NPR.
“I have the sad duty to report today that Tom Magliozzi, one of the hosts of Car Talk, passed away this morning due to complications of Alzheimer's Disease,” said Car Talk executive producer Doug Berman in a statement. “Tom's been such a dominant, positive personality amongst us for so long that all of us in the public radio family — and I include our millions of listeners — will find this news very difficult to receive.”
Magliozzi and his brother Ray Magliozzi launched their on-air personalities – Click and Clack and the Tappett Brothers – in 1977 for Boston’s Wbur. By the 80s, Magliozzi and his brother were picked up by NPR and started airing to a national audience. Their storied run hosting the show,...
- 11/4/2014
- Uinterview
Tom Magliozzi, who hosted NPR's “Car Talk” for close to three decades, died Monday after a long bout with Alzheimer's. He was 77. Also read: ‘Gone Girl’ Soundtrack Streaming in Entirety on NPR NPR tweeted out the sad news on Monday morning. .@cartalk‘s Tom Magliozzi passed away this a.m. Materials for your audience messaging & sites available here: https://t.co/JCjI54Qn1E – NPR Stations (@nprstations) November 3, 2014 Along with his brother Ray Magliozzi, Tom had co-hosted the program since 1977, starting out on Boston's Wbur. In 2012, the comedic pair announced they were ending the show on NPR. Also read: NPR Senior VP Margaret Low Smith.
- 11/3/2014
- by Jordan Chariton
- The Wrap
Tom Magliozzi, one of the two brothers who co-hosted NPR's beloved Car Talk radio program, died Monday, Nov. 3, after battling Alzheimer's disease. He was 77. NPR first shared the news of the show host's death along with a message from Tom's brother Ray Magliozzi. "It's with great sadness that I have to report to you guys the passing of your longtime radio companion and my older brother, Tom," Ray, 65, wrote in a note posted to Car Talk's blog. "We can be happy he lived the [...]...
- 11/3/2014
- Us Weekly
I’m not often the firstest with the mostest. Ask Mike Gold. I was resistant to getting a computer despite his urging until, of course, I got a computer. Then I was gung-ho (and remain so). Friends back in the day told me that I had to read Lord of the Rings. My reaction was – no, I don’t. Until, of course, I did read The Lord of the Rings and became a huge fan.
There’s a couple of movies that were like that for me. For whatever reason, I resisted looking at them while they were in the movies theaters. Later, I caught them (or part of them) on TV and then discovered I really liked them. I now own DVDs of these films (yes, I’m resistant also to Blu-Ray so far; we all know how that will end but I remain stubborn at the moment).
The...
There’s a couple of movies that were like that for me. For whatever reason, I resisted looking at them while they were in the movies theaters. Later, I caught them (or part of them) on TV and then discovered I really liked them. I now own DVDs of these films (yes, I’m resistant also to Blu-Ray so far; we all know how that will end but I remain stubborn at the moment).
The...
- 7/14/2013
- by John Ostrander
- Comicmix.com
This car show has made its last pit stop. NPR's Car Talk mechanic-hosts Tom and Ray Magliozzi are calling it quits on their comedic auto-advice radio show after 25 years. "We've decided that it's time to stop and smell the cappuccino," Ray wrote on their blog. "So as of October, we're not going to be recording any more new shows," Tom continued. "That's right, we're retiring." But, we haven't heard the last of these two just yet. "Every week, starting in October, NPR will broadcast a newly assembled Car Talk show, selected from the best material in our archives," Ray went on. "Thank you for giving us far...
- 6/9/2012
- E! Online
The popular hosts of Car Talk on National Public Radio are putting their show in park. Tom and Ray Magliozzi, aka Click and Clack the Tappet Brothers, are retiring from the show after 25 years this fall, it was announced Friday. Their weekly call-in advice show will continue by using previously broadcast material."My brother has always been 'work-averse,' " Ray, 63, joked. "Now, apparently, even the one hour a week is killing him!" "It's brutal!" quipped Tom, who will turn 75 later this year. Partly because of Tom's age, the guys decided it was time to "stop and smell the cappuccino," NPR reports.
- 6/8/2012
- by Marla Lehner
- PEOPLE.com
The chatty Car Talk duo of Tom and Ray Magliozzi will end their popular comic auto advice show on NPR later this year.
The show -- during which the two hosts dispense car maintenance and repair tips along with humorous jabs and anecdotes -- will end its 25-year run at the end of September. The duo spoke with trademark thick accents from Boston, the city where the show originated.
Older brother Tom turns 75 this year, so he and his 63-year-old brother Ray have decided it's time to hang up the wrenches and pull Car Talk into the garage.
"We've managed to avoid getting thrown off NPR for 25 years, giving tens of thousands of wrong answers and had a hell of a time every week talking to callers," Ray Magliozzi told The Associated Press. "The stuff in our archives still makes us laugh. So we figured, why keep slaving over a hot microphone?"
In a posting...
The show -- during which the two hosts dispense car maintenance and repair tips along with humorous jabs and anecdotes -- will end its 25-year run at the end of September. The duo spoke with trademark thick accents from Boston, the city where the show originated.
Older brother Tom turns 75 this year, so he and his 63-year-old brother Ray have decided it's time to hang up the wrenches and pull Car Talk into the garage.
"We've managed to avoid getting thrown off NPR for 25 years, giving tens of thousands of wrong answers and had a hell of a time every week talking to callers," Ray Magliozzi told The Associated Press. "The stuff in our archives still makes us laugh. So we figured, why keep slaving over a hot microphone?"
In a posting...
- 6/8/2012
- Entertainment Tonight
It’s the end of an era: Click and Clack are retiring.
The duo, real names Tom and Ray Magliozzi, have hosted the program Car Talk on NPR for the past 25 years. According to a transcript from their website,
Tom: …with Car Talk celebrating its 25th anniversary on NPR this fall (35th year overall, including our local years at Wbur)…
Ray: …and my brother turning over the birthday odometer to 75, we’ve decided that it’s time to stop and smell the cappuccino.
Tom: So as of October, we’re not going to be recording any more new shows. That’s right,...
The duo, real names Tom and Ray Magliozzi, have hosted the program Car Talk on NPR for the past 25 years. According to a transcript from their website,
Tom: …with Car Talk celebrating its 25th anniversary on NPR this fall (35th year overall, including our local years at Wbur)…
Ray: …and my brother turning over the birthday odometer to 75, we’ve decided that it’s time to stop and smell the cappuccino.
Tom: So as of October, we’re not going to be recording any more new shows. That’s right,...
- 6/8/2012
- by Erin Strecker
- EW.com - PopWatch
Millions of fans of automotive advice tempered with fart and divorce jokes are in mourning today, as Tom and Ray Magliozzi have announced the imminent demise of their radio show Car Talk. The brothers Click and Clack say that, after 35 years on the air—25 of which were on NPR—it’s time to hang up their coveralls. Older brother Tom is going to be 75 and apparently thinks "it’s time to stop and smell the cappuccino," according to a typically joke-laden message on Car Talk’s website. "We're hoping to be like I Love Lucy and ...
- 6/8/2012
- avclub.com
After 35 years of dispensing auto maintenance advice and a healthy dose of humor on NPR, Tom and Ray Magliozzi -- aka Click and Clack, aka the Tappet Brothers -- are retiring their radio call-in show, "Car Talk" after more than 1,200 episodes.
But fear not, fans will still be able to get a weekly dose of Click and Clack since NPR plans to recycle old calls and bits into new programs.
"My brother has always been 'work-averse,'" says Ray, 63, in a statement about the retirement. "Now, apparently, even the one hour a week is killing him!"
"It's brutal!" adds Tom, 74.
The show has originated from Boston's Wbur for 35 years, but with Tom turning 75 this year the brothers decided it was time to "stop and smell the cappucino."...
But fear not, fans will still be able to get a weekly dose of Click and Clack since NPR plans to recycle old calls and bits into new programs.
"My brother has always been 'work-averse,'" says Ray, 63, in a statement about the retirement. "Now, apparently, even the one hour a week is killing him!"
"It's brutal!" adds Tom, 74.
The show has originated from Boston's Wbur for 35 years, but with Tom turning 75 this year the brothers decided it was time to "stop and smell the cappucino."...
- 6/8/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
New York (AP) — The comic mechanics on NPR's "Car Talk" are pulling in to the garage.
Brothers Tom and Ray Magliozzi said Friday they will stop making new episodes of their joke-filled auto advice show at the end of September, 25 years after "Car Talk" began in Boston. Repurposed versions of old shows will stay on National Public Radio indefinitely, however.
The show airs every Saturday morning and is NPR's most popular program.
"We've managed to avoid getting thrown off NPR for 25 years, giving tens of thousands of wrong answers and had a hell of a time every week talking to callers," Ray Magliozzi said. "The stuff in our archives still makes us laugh. So we figured, why keep slaving over a hot microphone?"
The duo will continue writing their "Dear Tom and Ray" column twice a week, NPR said.
With their byplay and Boston accents, "Car Talk" was as much about laughs as motor advice.
Brothers Tom and Ray Magliozzi said Friday they will stop making new episodes of their joke-filled auto advice show at the end of September, 25 years after "Car Talk" began in Boston. Repurposed versions of old shows will stay on National Public Radio indefinitely, however.
The show airs every Saturday morning and is NPR's most popular program.
"We've managed to avoid getting thrown off NPR for 25 years, giving tens of thousands of wrong answers and had a hell of a time every week talking to callers," Ray Magliozzi said. "The stuff in our archives still makes us laugh. So we figured, why keep slaving over a hot microphone?"
The duo will continue writing their "Dear Tom and Ray" column twice a week, NPR said.
With their byplay and Boston accents, "Car Talk" was as much about laughs as motor advice.
- 6/8/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
New York — The comic mechanics on NPR's "Car Talk" are pulling in to the garage.
Brothers Tom and Ray Magliozzi said Friday they will stop making new episodes of their joke-filled auto advice show at the end of September, 25 years after "Car Talk" began in Boston. Repurposed versions of old shows will stay on National Public Radio indefinitely, however.
The show airs every Saturday morning and is NPR's most popular program.
"We've managed to avoid getting thrown off NPR for 25 years, giving tens of thousands of wrong answers and had a hell of a time every week talking to callers," Ray Magliozzi said. "The stuff in our archives still makes us laugh. So we figured, why keep slaving over a hot microphone?"
The duo will continue writing their "Dear Tom and Ray" column twice a week, NPR said.
With their byplay and Boston accents, "Car Talk" was as much about laughs as motor advice.
Brothers Tom and Ray Magliozzi said Friday they will stop making new episodes of their joke-filled auto advice show at the end of September, 25 years after "Car Talk" began in Boston. Repurposed versions of old shows will stay on National Public Radio indefinitely, however.
The show airs every Saturday morning and is NPR's most popular program.
"We've managed to avoid getting thrown off NPR for 25 years, giving tens of thousands of wrong answers and had a hell of a time every week talking to callers," Ray Magliozzi said. "The stuff in our archives still makes us laugh. So we figured, why keep slaving over a hot microphone?"
The duo will continue writing their "Dear Tom and Ray" column twice a week, NPR said.
With their byplay and Boston accents, "Car Talk" was as much about laughs as motor advice.
- 6/8/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
You may want to find a decent mechanic: "Car Talk" hosts Tom and Ray Magliozzi, aka Click and Clack the Tappet brothers, will retire from the long-running auto advice show this fall, they announced Friday. The show, which has aired on NPR member stations for nearly 25 years, will continue with archived recordings from 1,200 past episodes and occasional updates from the brothers. They have taped "Car Talk" at Wbur in Boston for 35 years. Also read: Mr. Rogers Remixed: Watch PBS' Hot New Autotuned Video "My brother has always been 'work-averse,'" said...
- 6/8/2012
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
As a white, liberal thirty-something stereotype, I obviously listen to a lot of National Public Radio (and American Public Media). Besides the Internet, it's where I get most of my news. It's also the best way to educate yourself for daily games of @Qrank. I spend a lot of time with these people, and over the years, I've developed certain relationships (Note: I am not about to ask you to donate). For instance, I don't give a damn about business and finance news, but Kai Rysdall is my favorite public radio personality. If I spend any time in the car over the weekend, I look forward to listening to "Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me," and for reasons that escape me, I usually end up listening to "Car Talk," too, even though I have no interest at all. If Terry Gross is not interviewing a jazz musician or a novelist writing...
- 4/13/2011
- by Dustin Rowles
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